Edam. Why?

[sociopath]

My wife loves it, but to me it's tasteless and has the texture of oily plastic.

Anyone here actually like it, and can tell me why?

[chopper602]

Try some aged Edam or Gouda, much more flavorsome

[NordicCrankShaft]

I quite enjoy edam, there's nothing particularly spectacular about it nor bad, just an easy cheese to eat that isn't super strong or dry, reminds me of Norvega that the Norwegians eat absolutely piles of, again a decent tasting very mild cheese.

[Mr MXT]

I used to like Edam but until I realised it was made backwards.

[dudleybloke]

It's OK when cooked into a pastry but the standard stuff is a bit bland

[bigpriest]

sociopath said:

...it's tasteless and has the texture of oily plastic.

You're not meant to eat the red bit.

[TGCOTF-dewey]

bigpriest said:

sociopath said:

...it's tasteless and has the texture of oily plastic.

You're not meant to eat the red bit.

But that's the only bit with any taste.

[Doofus]

sociopath said:

Anyone here actually like it, and can tell me why?

Your wife does. Ask her.

[nebpor]

Once you discover that there are both young and old varieties of Dutch cheese, then they are very good. I'm partial to edam on occasion

[Cotty]

I don't really like cheese but something like Edam or a mild chedder is fine for cheese on toast.

[vaud]

Mr MXT said:

I used to like Edam but until I realised it was made backwards.

This didn't get enough love.

[Mr MXT]

vaud said:

Mr MXT said:

I used to like Edam but until I realised it was made backwards.

This didn't get enough love.

The delivery was poor. I even stutter when I type.

[Richieboy3008]

The red wax used to leave a nasty texture on the cheese.

[RC1807]

Richieboy3008 said:

The red wax used to leave a nasty texture on the cheese.

Cut that off, same with Gouda. If you don't want to waste cheese by removing that, use a potato peeler.

[sociopath]

Doofus said:

sociopath said:

Anyone here actually like it, and can tell me why?

Your wife does. Ask her.

I did, she said "because it's nice".
She's bloody intelligent, but can be a bit obtuse

[R56Cooper]

Mr MXT said:

vaud said:

Mr MXT said:

I used to like Edam but until I realised it was made backwards.

This didn't get enough love.

The delivery was poor. I even stutter when I type.

Stealing that one!

[TwigtheWonderkid]

I love cheese, but the only reason Edam exists is because chewing the rubber on the end of your pencil is not acceptable once you leave primary school.

[Nico Adie]

Mature edam is excellent, but the normal stuff is absolutely pointless. Same applies to gouda.

[RizzoTheRat]

I live in South Holland and don't think I've ever seen Edam in a shop here. Maybe it's a North/South thing, they have Edam and we have Gouda

Agree with the aged comment. Gouda/Beemster/Borenkaas etc come in various ages. Jong (young) is soft and not much flavour, I usually go for an extra belegen (extra matured) which has a lot more flavour. An oude (olde) cheese will have been matured for about a year and overjarige (overaged) ones will be a lot harder with loads of flavour and sometimes with salt crystalising out. My local market some times has a 5 jaar overjarige (you can work that one out yourself) which is really strong flavored but can be a bit dry so goes well with a chilli jam or chutney.
Then there's all the flavored varieties, I just finished a lovely truffelkaas (black truffle cheese) in my lunch.

TLDR: The young Edam you buy in the UK is crap, but look out for aged Dutch cheeses as they're lovely.



By now you might have guessed why I have this username

[vaud]

I used t work in a cheese shop as a student and I loved and hated extra mature Gouda in equal measure.

Delicious taste but had a habit for breaking the cheesewire on numerous occasions.